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BOOST YOUR INCOME WITH Giving mothers the chance to write
Liz Brackenbury is launching Mums the Word for women who want
to pick up a pen, or express themselves through their keyboard.
Liz has secured a grant from our own mums, our personal stories
Swindon ArtsWords to run eight of wanting to be a mum, childbirth,
If that summer holiday seems like a evening sessions, twice a month realities of being a mum, fostering,
distant dream, make it a reality by earning at Lower Shaw Farm starting on 7 step parent, or even as a surrogate,
an additional income with Jamie at Home. April, 7.30pm to 9pm. we all have a story to tell.
By bringing your friends and family together Mother of seven Liz said, “the “This group will provide encour-
selling Jamie Oliver’s gorgeous, designer-led sessions will be free and mums can agement to women who may have
Jme homeware collection, you could earn drop in, or attend them all. Its aim never written before, who may be
more than £520 per month just by holding is to bring women together from all nervous and lacking in confidence
two Jamie at Home parties a week. Start now walks of life to write about their own to express their thoughts on paper.
and make that summer holiday a reality. unique experiences of motherhood Mums the Word will provide the
To join the Jamie at Home team and what it means to be a mum. space and time for those who need
please call Michelle on 07921 071917 “I hope we can create a warm, to get started, and for those with
supportive and nurturing envi- some experience with writing about
ronment that allows women the their lives.”
opportunity to share and encourage For details call Liz on 832715 or
each other to put pen to paper and mail: [email protected]
The Springboard to share the journey that encompasses • Mums the Word will also meet on
Confidence for your child all that motherhood means to each 21 April; 5 and 19 May; 2, 16 and
of us.
30 June; 7 July
“Whether it be relationships with
Britain’s leading National Active Physical Play programme
for children from 6 months to 7 years.
Your child will learn agility, balance, climbing, Soap Parlour supplies locally made goodies
co-ordination appropriate to his or her age. As Mother’s Day and Easter approach the newly opened Soap Parlour
Structured programmes designed to build has just the right seasonal gifts on offer.
self confidence and develop essential
listening and language skills. Based at Studley Grange Craft natural soap making, she runs natu-
Supervised by trained staff in a fun and Village, the venture has been ral cosmetics courses. There are
caring environment. launched by mother of four Stepha- drop-in soap making sessions on
Tumble Tots now in your area! nie Francis, 26. Saturdays, during school holidays
She said, “we’re an independent and on bank holidays. Children’s
For information about local centres call soap and fresh cosmetics shop with and teens’ birthday party packages
Liz Davies all bath and beauty items handmade are available, including lipbalm mak-
on 0844 800 0219 on site daily. Our products use ing and facial masks.
natural ingredients and are suitable Stephanie offers group discounts
for even the most sensitive of skins. to family centres, charities, hen and
I also offer free consultations for office parties. Call in to see the wide
people with allergies.” selection of gift sets available.
Along with adult workshops in See the advert on page 30.

Attractions for Springtime
There is a host of fun on offer for ing a wide range of farm animals,
families over Easter - and a chance a petting corner, free tractor and
to treat mum on Sunday 3 April. trailer rides.
Roves Farm Visitor Centre near There is also an indoor big bale
Highworth is offering all mums stack with tunnels, a bouncy castle,
a free day out at the farm when a slippery slide, ball pond and toy
accompanied by a paying child on tractors. Smaller children will love
Mother’s Day. Special willow craft the indoor heated soft play area
sessions will be held for mums, and sandpit.
which the children always like to See the Roves advert on page 25.
help with.
Roves Farm’s animal races will Free Easter eggs on offer
also begin on 3 April. Animal Man- Studley Grange Craft Village close
ager Pippa Burr said, ‘we have reno- to West Swindon is increasing the
vated our animal race track with range of animals to view, not least
small jumps and the animals even the gang of meerkats who have
have teddy bear jockeys, which will been happily reproducing. Three
make it much more fun. On Moth- babies have joined the troop of ten.
ers Day the goats and sheep will Two new Kunekune pigs are to
be racing in aid of Breakthrough be found in the animal enclosure
Breast Cancer.” and an exceptional number of but-
From Saturday 9 April until Sun- terflies are expected to hatch out
day 26 April there will be a chance to in Butterfly World next to the craft
find the elusive Roves Farm rabbit village from the end of March.
on the Easter Bunny Chase. Every child who visits over the
Children’s craft sessions will of- Easter period will receive a choco-
fer visitors the opportunity to snip, late egg and there will also be a
stick and decorate Easter cards with separate Easter egg hunt.
pictures and fluffy chicks to take See the Studley Grange advert
home. Other activities include feed- on the left.

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